a lot of the stuff on this list is questionable. The PS3 version of Skyrim at number 3?, Mass Effect 3 at number 4 (even though ME1 and 2 are on PS3), New Vegas is better than Fallout 3 apparently.

Not the best list in the world, in my opinion, but then again it isn't my list. It does go against a lot of the more vocal gamers opinions, though. I still respect the list and Dark Souls and Ni No Kuni hitting the top 2 is a good choice.

I agree, but the majority of the PS3/RPG community will see Demon's Souls at #9 first, and the rest of the list will be invalid after that. IMO and in the opinion of many I know, Demon's Souls is a better game than even Dark Souls. Of course a top 10 is subjective, but this list seems off indeed.

New Vegas is vastly superior to Fallout 3 in every way that counts. Mainly at being an RPG and not a simple exploration game.

Don't forget SlapHappy, New Vegas had the balls to take out that god awful level scaling system bethesda started implemented to make their games cater to exploration over progression. And to cater to a wider audience who don't like being challenged. Not to mention the companions were vastly superior to F3 and Skyrim. And the combat was superior to F3.

I mean...imagine if Dark Souls and Demons had level scaling...It would just be a pointless game.

Yup, I messed up, was putting Tales Of on the list and remembered Graces f readily followed by Vesperia, which I played the japanese version borrowed from a friend, didn't remember it wasn't on PS3 on western 'till it was too late to edit... The others (Xillia and Xillia 2) just followed in without much consideration. Again, my bad.

Also (as -GametimeUK- brought to my attention) Rainbow Moon is not made in Japan, it only borrows a lot from JRPGs, but it's actually German.

Anyway, I guess I still have my point clear, there's 30 some PS3 JRPGs, so I don't get the "only two JRPGs" argument, unless he meant the "only two I liked".

I went back and forth with the voices in my head about which was better, Demon's or Dark Souls, and I came to this same conclusion. Demon's Souls has the edge, mainly because I felt like I was in danger most of the time while I was playing. It made me nervous. Dark Souls did that too at times, and there were things I liked better about it, but overall I have to give it to Demon's Souls. They are possibly my two favorite games of any generation.

tales of grace f tales of vasperia tales of xillia tales of xillia 2 valkryia chronicles Mass Effect Mass Effect 2 (mass effect three did no allow for much in terms of choice) final fantasy xiii-2 Skyrim Okami the Yakuza series 1-5 and Kenzan/of the end

I rather your list, for ps3 its logical. Mass effect 3 has better game controls than the first 2 but thats all, imo mass effect 1 was the best. It really stuck to the rpg elements most and story was amazing, 2 felt like a filler to complete 3.

Hmmm I feel like Resonance of Fate deserves a spot. I never played it, but it looks pretty sweet.

I suppose there was no chance XIII and XIII-2 were gonna make the list, but I'd put them on though.

Deus Ex... not strictly an rpg. Great game though, my GOTY the year it came out. Still, I'd knock it off the list. Doesn't seem entirely fair to actual rpgs.

As for Ni No Kuni, I think it may well deserve that top spot. Possibly the best rpg this generation IF a little simplistic (And also VERY like most of Level-5's rpgs in different ways- DQVIII, Rogue Galaxy, and Dark Cloud)

I've not played ME3 but I have a feeling ME2 should be on there instead.

I kind of prefer Oblivion...

And Kingdom of Amalur always seemed like the most trite, WoW-looking thing ever. Don't like games like it.

Don't really agree with the list, but it's a highly subjective thing though so I won't undermine the author's article. One thing I'll say is Demon's Souls and Dark Souls are games for a fairly small group of gamers. To those gamers it's amazing and I 100% understand why. I just hope those that love those games understand why so many dislike the game.

For instance, I'm a huge Disgaea fan. I'd put Disgaea 4 on my top 10 list, but that's an even smaller target audience than Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. If somebody doesn't like the game I don't think any less of them; but that doesn't mean its a bad game.

That doesn't include great games like Valkyria Chronicles, Eternal Sonata, Folklore, and Nier. Nor does it include games like Final Fantasy XIII, Resonance of Fate, or The Elder Scrolls games (which ran poorly or they'd be on my list - Morrowind is still the best).

The point is, to me, that while the PS3 didn't deliver nearly as many great JRPG's (especially the first several years) it has rounded out to have a pretty sweet balance of JRPG's and WRGP's.

I was gonna add that.^ So instead I'll agree-- DA:O is possibly my favorite this generation. If we're not counting Dragon's Dogma as an actual RPG. Haha. If we are, DD first, and probably DA:O second, followed by Deus Ex: HR. =) Good times this generation.

I will reserved my judgement to the upcoming Tales of Xillia, Disgaea Dimension 2, The Guided Fate Paradox, The Witch and Hundred Knight. And looks like a lot of people really like Folklore and 3D Dot Game Heroes. Hmm, maybe i should check my local store if they still have a copy for this two.

<3 Nier sooo much. One of my favorite games ever. More people need to give it a chance. Despite the annoying amount of fetch-quests, it becomes beyond epic with a great story, soundtrack, characters, gameplay-- everything really.

Makes me want to play Ni No Kuni! I think the list is good, but definitely Mass Effect over Mass Effect 3. I thought Fallout New Vegas deserved a spot in the top 10 and I was right. #6 not bad! New Vegas>Fallout 3

While playing New Vegas only once has my 360 froze so far and that was upon exiting the docs house at the very beginning. It was loading and the little spinning loading thingy stopped, I waited like a couple minutes and finally had to do a hard shutdown. Since then theres been no bugs as far as I can tell. I'm pretty sure at this point that they've cleaned up most of the bugs in the game. I bought the game twice once at the midnight launch (I pawned off) and the copy was a bug filled mess and once when I got the ultimate edition. It's definitely a lot more playable now.

Guys, I'm going to re-buy a PS3 soon (my previous PS3 got stolen). I'm currently replaying Xenoblade Chronicles on my new Wii U (my previous Wii U and my Wii were also stolen, so I started the game again), and I'm LOVING it.

I'm no expert when it comes to RPGs, far from it, so here's a question for those RPG lovers:

Is there any RPG game for the PS3 similar to Xenoblade? As in, RPGs that let you explore huge worlds, combat stupid amounts of different monsters, be pretty long and have combat in real time, instead of turn based? (I HATE turn based combat)!

Is Kingdoms of Amalur similar somehow? What about Nier? Folklore? Ni no Kuni?

Yeah, I've been told exactly that. Just to make it clear, it doesn't have to be exactly like Xenoblade; the two things I'm looking forward to most is a real time combat system and hopefully a lot of exploration.

If you can come up with a few RPGs that mostly match these two descriptors, thanks! If not, thanks anyway. :3